Total Crime Rate

227.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rock Park Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rock Park Road (CH42 1PP) in the last 12 months was 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Park Road (CH42 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near The Dell. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rock Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Delta Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Thorburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Procter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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